Check your valve stems!
Well, it happend... First flat on the trailer. I got new tires when I bought the TT 3.5 years ago, I opted for 10-ply to replace the 8-ply that were shot. Took it to the local Goodyear shop and the...
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thetechie01 wrote:
Yep. I agree. I just figured the shop mounting the tires would know what they were doing.. Well I won't go back there again!
*Any* tire shop -from Mom & Pop to Costco- will have a big turnover of the guys doing the labor.
Frequently they were employed at Taco Bell or Mickey D's the previous week.
It's *YOUR* job to check up on them.
Another frequent "flaw" is employees using air impacts on the lugs when mounting rims.
Lugs should be "snugged" with the impact, then torqued with a torque wrench.
Frequent statement:
"My impact is set for xx pounds, no problem".
Yeah, right!
Don't be afraid to call BS on that.
It will be your wasted time (not theirs) when you have a stud they broke replaced.
(Been there - experienced that, lesson learned!)..:(
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